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Walton-backed offshore farmer makes changes at top

The departure of the company's top two executives was made known in a letter sent by its board chairman

Offshore wind development one step closer for Oregon

The US government announced this week a proposed auction for offshore wind projects in two coastal areas of the US state

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Once bankrupt California offshore mussel farm nears restart after years of rehab

Norway firm secures offshore license for salmon farming in Namibia

Norwegian aquaculture must rise to challenges of negative perception

Aquaculture Stewardship Council gears up to unveil unified global farm standard

Norway selects DNV to carry out offshore aquaculture impact assessments

NZ King Salmon CEO shares details of offshore farm plan

Lovundlaks-owned offshore salmon farm targets 2028 for first at-sea release

Swedish project aims to enable aquaculture at offshore wind farm

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NASF 2024: NESI whitefish wins push revenue over £200m; Atlantic Sapphire’s bullish update

China launches a new offshore pen in Guangdong Province

NZ King Salmon gets 10,000t approval for ‘world first’ offshore farm

Aquaculture America 2024 sees younger crowd, gives much attention to offshore issues, regulatory frameworks

Abu Dhabi draws bids for sea cage aquaculture tender

Aquaculture America 2024: Israeli startup plans build-and-lease RAS-facility business in US

Canada’s fisheries, aquaculture industries not growing ocean economy as hoped

Norway takes next step in offshore regulations with impact assessment

Indonesia invites Turkish investors into Papua’s tuna farming sector

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Trade group for large Canadian harvesters holds fire on redfish re-opening plan

No charges to be laid against OCI offshore fleet over bycatch incidents

China launches huge offshore salmon pen after earlier struggles

USDA to conduct 2023 census of aquaculture

New Canadian fishing vessel’s design fine-tuned during ocean voyage

US regulators approve offshore wind project for Rhode Island

Proponents of Namibia's first offshore salmon farm plan to use fish pens from Maine, US-based Innovasea: Credit: Innovasea

Lawsuit challenges US Army Corps policy enabling offshore aquaculture projects

SalMar’s Q3 smashes expectations, forecasts harvest near 300,000t for 2024

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More wind energy areas designated in US Gulf of Mexico

Government agency BOEM says wind farms developed on these offshore lots would have the potential to power over 3 million homes

Norway salmon industry finds consensus on closed containment systems, pen innovation 

'Semi-closed and closed containment systems will take over in sites in southern Norway and even the UK because of the growing challenges of raising salmon with higher temperatures and prevalence of sea lice' -- Jorgen Hornvedt, co-partner of Seafood Corporate Advisors

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aquaculture

Norway’s would-be offshore farmers tick over awaiting clarity on regulations, tax

Over 3,000 illegal shark fins discovered in Canada-US surveillance operation in North Pacific

Price tag for Canadian research vessel increases tenfold

prices

Kontali: Norway salmon tax to push consolidation, modernization elsewhere

Expect Pacific halibut prices to stay high on West Coast this year, Tradex predicts

Alaska sockeye price down 7% since start of 2022

companies

Family-owned salmon farmer posts $100m profit ahead of up to three-fold tax hike

Bluegreen Canada plans to start marine donut build in 2024

SalMar’s Witzoe: No offshore aquaculture until Norway clarifies taxes

people

Former Mowi exec Gaskill joins BC-based Poseidon Ocean Systems as CEO

AKVA appoints new COO for sea-based division

NOAA hires former Environmental Defense Fund advocate as senior wind projects advisor

m&a

Aqua Nor 2023: Flow-through salmon farms fall into tax ‘grey area’; AquaMaof lets numbers do talking

Vietnam tech platform Tepbac raises $2.25m in pre-series A funding round

Froy snaps up majority stake in Norwegian robotics firm

retail

Lusamerica uses dock, Noah’s Ark to support California fisheries resurrection

Iceland’s Samherji rebrands Aquanor as part of fresh, frozen US sales expansion

Alaska fisheries face ‘crisis’ due to species collapse, Murkowski says

processing

Northline hopes to revolutionize Bristol Bay salmon harvesting with new boat

SBA loans available for businesses hit by Alaska snow, red king crab fisheries

US Homeland Security urges promoting domestic aquaculture to mitigate national security risks

fishing

High prices to drive NZ’s export revenue up 8% despite volume drop

Maine politicians push back on offshore wind development off US state’s coast

Fabrication begins for new wind farm off US Atlantic coast